Japanese word

ズーム

Pronunciation

Romajizūmu

Meaning

  • nounzoom

Example

カメラのズームを使います。ka me ra no zū mu o tsuka i ma su

I use the camera's zoom.

Illustration for ズーム (zoom)

More examples

遠くの看板が見えるように、ズームを少し上げます。tō ku no kan ban ga mi e ru yō ni zū mu o suko shi a ge ma su

I increase the zoom slightly so that I can see the sign in the distance.

Core concept

Involves changing the scale of a viewed subject so that it fills more or less of the frame.

Common phrases

  • 光学ズームkō gaku zū mu

    optical zoom

  • デジタルズームde ji ta ru zū mu

    digital zoom

  • ズーム機能zū mu ki nō

    zoom function

Similar words

クローズアップkurōzuappu: A close view in which a subject fills much of the frame.
ズームインzūmuin: Increasing the apparent size of a subject within the frame by changing its scale.
ズームアウトzūmuauto: Decreasing the apparent size of a subject within the frame by changing its scale.

Definition in Japanese

カメラなどで、画面内の対象の見かけの大きさを連続的に変える機能や操作。ka me ra na do de ga men nai no tai shō no mi ka ke no ō ki sa o ren zoku teki ni ka e ru ki nō ya sō sa

Word origin

ズーム (zūmu) is a Japanese borrowing from English zoom; the English word developed from a sound-related expression and acquired its camera meaning in the twentieth century.

Usage tips

  • A camera can zoom during recording, so the picture changes scale while the scene itself remains in place.

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